OFFICE AUTOMATION CONSIDERATIONS

Businesses engaged in launching or upgrading office automation systems must

consider a wide variety of factors that can influence the effectiveness of those
systems, two other factors that must be considered are employee training and
proliferating office automation choices:

Training
People involved with office automation basically include all users of the automation
and all providers of the automation systems and tools. As a result, training of
personnel on these office automation systems has become an essential part of many
companies' planning. After all, the office automation system is only as good as the
people who make it and use it, and smart business owners and managers recognize
that workplace resistance to these systems can dramatically lessen their benefits.

Choice
A dizzying array of office automation alternatives are available to businesses of all
shapes, sizes, and subject areas. Such systems typically involve a sizable
investment of funds, so it is wise for managers and business owners to undertake a
careful course of study before making a purchase. Primary factors that should be
considered include: cost of the system, length of time involved in introducing the
system, physical condition of the facility into which the system will be introduced,
level of technical support, compatibility with other systems.

Budgetary
Many companies rush into buying budgeting automation software without first
documenting a set of budgeting best practices. By examining current practices and
comparing them to best practices, companies will be ready to deploy budgeting
software most effectively.

Budgetary control is the process of using the budget by comparing actual results with
the computed guesses in order to correct either the method or the technique by
which the results are compared with the anticipated expenditure, income and
production targets.
Physical Space

There are still plenty of merits to having a physical office space for your employees.
From employee motivation to the social implications, the office isn’t over yet. The
rate technology has been developing over the last few years is staggering, and it
influenced the way we live our lives dramatically. The same can be said when it
comes to how we run our businesses. Conference calls are arguably one of the
biggest progressions in the 21st Century when it comes to the way we communicate.
It’s no longer necessary to be physically present, and we can interact with people
from across the globe in unprecedented time.

Although these technological advancements have been incredibly beneficial in terms

of efficiency, there is always a danger of getting lost in it.

Communication infrastructure
Communication infrastructure refers to the backbone of
the communications system upon which various broadcasting and
telecommunication services are operated. This can be built from copper cable, fiber,
or wireless technologies utilizing the radio fre- quency spectrum, such as microwave
and satellite. The infrastructure is the core component that connects upstream
production, such as voice, data and audiovisual services, with downstream
consumers.